Kaylen Boy & girl
How popular is Kaylen?
#2,778 girl name in 2025
61 baby girls were named Kaylen in the US in 2025, making it the 2778th most popular girl name. Another 36 boys got the name (#3,239 for boys).
Kaylen popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #2,778 for girls (▲ 557 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 61 girls, 36 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-71% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,193 in 2015, #1,872 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2009 (425 girls) |
| Highest rank | #687 in 2009 |
| First recorded | 1949 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 29% boys, 71% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Kaylen counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Kaylin family of names ranked #373 for girls in 2025 (#335 the year before), with 849 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kaylin | 126 | 15% |
| Kailyn | 110 | 13% |
| Kaylynn | 134 | 16% |
| Kailynn | 78 | 9% |
| Kaylen | 61 | 7% |
| Kaylyn | 70 | 8% |
| Cailyn | 40 | 5% |
| Kaylene | 37 | 4% |
| Kalynn | 15 | 2% |
| Cailynn | 17 | 2% |
| Kahlan | 10 | 1% |
| Kalyn | 19 | 2% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Kaylen is most popular
Babies named Kaylen per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Alabama: 0.1 per 1,000 (6 girls)
- California: 0.1 per 1,000 (48 girls)
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (38 girls)
- Virginia: 0.0 per 1,000 (7 girls)
- Georgia: 0.0 per 1,000 (9 girls)
Kaylen by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 5 | #5,243 |
| 1960s | 12 | #5,295 |
| 1970s | 22 | #5,775 |
| 1980s | 318 | #1,846 |
| 1990s | 1,321 | #985 |
| 2000s | 2,821 | #687 |
| 2010s | 2,185 | #797 |
| 2020s | 466 | #1,872 |
Girl names about as popular as Kaylen
Questions
- Is Kaylen a boy or girl name?
- Kaylen is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 29% of babies named Kaylen were boys and 71% were girls.
- How popular is the name Kaylen?
- 61 baby girls were named Kaylen in the US in 2025, making it the 2778th most popular girl name. Another 36 boys got the name (#3,239 for boys).
- When was Kaylen most popular?
- Kaylen peaked in 2009, when 425 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #687 in 2009.
- How many people are named Kaylen?
- 8,504 babies have been named Kaylen in the US since 1880. We estimate about 8,413 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 18.
- Where is Kaylen most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Kaylen was most common in Alabama, at 0.1 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.